Woodentop (1983)
50m
Running Time
August 16, 1983Release Date
Woodentop (1983)
50m
Running Time
August 16, 1983Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
Woodentop became the forerunner to long-running British police television series The Bill, which went on air 14 months later and continued for 26 years. Woodentop depicts PC Jim Carver's first day at Sun Hill Police Station, where he is partnered with experienced WPC June Ackland. The day is an eventful one; the pair's first assignment together leads them to discovering a decomposing woman's body in her bath. Later whilst on patrol Jim encounters a rude youngster and influenced by comments made by older officers at the station decides to clip him round the ear. This action results in him receiving a reprimand at the station from Sergeant Wilding
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Cast & Crew.
Mark Wingett
Jimmy Carver
Gary Olsen
P.C. Litten
Trudie Goodwin
W.P.C. Ackland
Peter Dean
Sgt. Wilding
Colin Blumenau
PC Morgan
Peter Cregeen
Director
Gary Hailes
Reg Taylor
Geoff McQueen
Writer
Details.
Wiki.
"Woodentop" is an episode of the Thames Television series Storyboard, which comprises a series of one-off plays on different themes. The episode was originally broadcast on 16 August 1983. Woodentop became the first-ever episode to long-running British police television series The Bill. The name woodentop is a colloquialism for beat policemen who traditionally wear helmets; the nickname is itself an allusion to the Children's TV series The Woodentops.